[PHOTOS] Day 3 of the Summer season Snow Storm within the European Alps

September 16, 2024

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A number of individuals determined to mud off their backcountry skis and go for a summer time ski in mid-September. | Picture: Peter Bruckbauer Fb

Saturday has introduced extra snow to the northeastern Alps. As a chilly entrance from the north brings Arctic chilly to the Alps, a storm entrance from Italy is bringing file precipitation to the Alps. Some areas are counting in extra of 1 meter (3 ft) at this stage and it’s not letting up. The climate will proceed whereas the snowline will hover between 1,100-1,700 meters (3,600-5,570 ft)

The chilly entrance and snowfall have additionally stunned migratory birds, that are sadly dying by the 1000’s. The birds battle to seek out shelter from the rain and snow and can’t discover bugs for survival, resulting in dying from hunger and exhaustion.

A flock of swallows searching for shelter from the rain and snow in Austria. | Picture: Tierschutzverein Austria Fb

Search and rescue groups in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany have needed to rescue a number of hikers who had gotten caught within the climate circumstances regardless of the present climate warnings. One man is presumed useless in Karwendel, Austria, the place an avalanche stunned a bunch of hikers who determined to desert their mountain climbing weekend on Saturday morning. The person has not but been discovered resulting from inclement climate, which makes search and rescue efforts harmful. One search and rescue member was injured in an avalanche whereas on the lookout for the lacking man.

Alpine police and native authorities are urging individuals to shelter in place and keep away from pointless journey. Whereas higher-lying areas have been doused in snow, low-lying areas have skilled torrential rains. A number of dams are near overflowing in Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland, the place greater than 400mm of rain has fallen. In Germany and Austria, a number of rivers, together with the Danube, have skilled flooding and have swept away automobiles. A number of individuals have been confirmed useless to this point, and the climate entrance has not handed but. An estimated 30 deaths have occurred from fallen timber, drowning, lightning strikes, and avalanches.